Manufacture of matches



(Specimens.) Y l W. E. DOOLITTLE,

MANUFAGTURB OP MATCHES.

NO. 347,265. Patented Aug. 10, 1886.

UNITED STATES .PATENT @Errea WILLIAM E. DOOLITTLE, CN NEV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

NIANUFACTURE OF MATCHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,265, dated August lO, 188.

Application filed April 21, 1884. Serial No. 128,742. (Specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that LWILLIAM E. DooLrr'rLE, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven, and in the State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the match-splints to beeasily and cheaply secured in position for receiving upon their ends igniting material; and to this end said invention consists, principally, in the method employed, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter specified.

It consists, further, in the means employed for confining the splints in relative "position, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter shown. y

In the use of myinvention I employ a number of cords or narrow tapes, A, which are arranged in pairs at a suitable distance from each other, and correspond to the warp of a fabric being woven. Into such warp, which is manipulated so as to alternately separat-e the cords of each pair, is fed aseries of matchsplints, B, each of which corresponds to a thread of filling in ordinary fabric, and is closely held yin place between said cords or tapes, of which one-half pass over and the other two pass under the said splints. The splints B are fed between the cords A, so as to cause the ends of the former to project to equal distances upon each side, in consequence of which said ends may be readily coated with igniting material, either as the operation described is going on,or at any subsequent time.

After the match-'splints have had their ends coated they are cut in two centrally, when the parts become readily disengaged from the cords and may be packed.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, what I claim as new 1s 1. As an improvement in the mann facture of matches, the method of preparing the matchsplints for the reception of the igniting material, which consists in connecting1 the splints together in a series by means of flexible conneet-ions, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. As an improvement in the manufacture of matches, the method of preparing the splints `for the reception of the igniting material, which consists in connecting the splints together by means of cords at right angles to the splints, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. As an improvement in the manufacture of matches, the method of preparing the splints for the reception ofthe igniting material, which consists in arranging'the splints in a continuous series between a number of cords passing over, and under the splints in opposite directions, substantially as and for the purpose described.

fi. In combination with a series of matchsplints, cords running substantially at right angles to said splints, and caused to interlock therewith, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of April, A. D. 188i.

Y Y NV. E, DOCLITTLE.

Vitnesses:

GEO. S. PRTNDLE,

RUEUs S. PICKETT. 

